I’m always fascinated by the beauty and frustrated by the near impossibility when I encounter zen-ness in my day-to-day life.   Take goal setting.  I envision something I want to accomplish – say, publish a certain piece of writing – set my intent, put a lot of time and energy toward that goal, and don’t achieve it.  Why not?  Perhaps I’m trying too hard, says a life coach in a recent article I read.   

I have no doubt this can be a problem.  Trying too hard can distort the filter I’m working through; the work I produce and the way I put it out there can be resultantly different.  I've seen this happen, in writing, and other areas.  We all have. 

So, according to this article, I have to not really care if I achieve my goal.    

What nirvana, those moments when we can simultaneously achieve caring enough about a goal to work toward it, but not caring too much so that we don't reach it!!  I’m still trying for those moments...er, I mean, not really trying, not so that I'd care, or anything...